The Identity movement has ties to the white supremacist movement, which has promoted armed violence. Under the guise of fighting urban riots, communists, and revolutions, the Identity movement has created a paramilitary organization called the Christian-Patriots Defense League (CPDL). The CPDL is preparing for a final battle of Armageddon, which it believes will take place in the United States. Leaders in the Identity movement played a role in the paramilitary development of the clandestine Order, a union of members from the Covenant, the Sword, the Arm of the Lord, the Aryan Nations, the Ku Klux Klan, and other neo-Nazi groups.